Where is the Inflation?

[koalabear]

Cupcake conundrum: Cake mixes shrinking along with other favorite products

Cataldo’s cupcakes are victim of an ongoing trend. Consumer packaged-goods makers have gotten creative with how they pass on rising costs and maintain bottom lines — from offering fewer ounces in cake mixes to replacing some of the cream in ice cream with air to punching a hidden "dimple" in the bottom of peanut butter jars to decrease capacity. Often, the price stays the same, and the package looks the same on the shelf, but it contains less product.

http://www.today.com/money/cupcake-...favorite-products-6C10798951?ocid=msnhp&pos=6

Luckily there is no inflation.

 

[Ishmael]

As far as 'off the shelf' coffee I'm partial to Folgers Gourmet Supreme. 4 years ago it sold for $7.95 and came in a 33.5 oz. container. It now sells for $9.49 and comes in a 27.8 oz. container.

There ain't no fucking inflation.

Ishmael

 

[mercury14]

As far as 'off the shelf' coffee I'm partial to Folgers Gourmet Supreme. 4 years ago it sold for $7.95 and came in a 33.5 oz. container. It now sells for $9.49 and comes in a 27.8 oz. container.

There ain't no fucking inflation.

Ishmael

Coffee is a globally traded commodity that rises and falls in price all the time. Stop blaming it on inflation, dipshit. When the price of gas goes up 20 cents in a week do you also curse inflation?

Oh and the Fed said today again that inflation isn't a problem and they actually have a chat about the possibility of deflation. Why, oh why don't they listen to you and your personal "reel inflation index"? If they only knew what you knew!!!

Oh and your poison is Folgers.

 

[koalabear]

Coffee is a globally traded commodity that rises and falls in price all the time. Stop blaming it on inflation, dipshit. When the price of gas goes up 20 cents in a week do you also curse inflation?

Oh and the Fed said today again that inflation isn't a problem and they actually have a chat about the possibility of deflation. Why, oh why don't they listen to you and your personal "reel inflation index"? If they only knew what you knew!!!

Oh and your poison is Folgers.

Partisan StinkyMORON can't see the truth.

 

[Ishmael]

Partisan StinkyMORON can't see the truth.

Did you really expect it too?

Ishmael

 

[koalabear]

Did you really expect it too?

Ishmael

Nope, but it's fun watching the fool.

 

[mercury14]

Did you really expect it too?

Ishmael

Coffee is such a commodity that it has its own futures market. But the only reason you can conceive of as to why its price changes is inflation.

 

[koalabear]

Coffee is such a commodity that it has its own futures market. But the only reason you can conceive of as to why its price changes is inflation.

Pick any product on the shelf StinkyMORON, it all works out the same.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Coffee is such a commodity that it has its own futures market. But the only reason you can conceive of as to why its price changes is inflation.

It fits his narrative, and to the RWCJ an anecdote is every bit as good as a "fact".

 

[koalabear]

It fits his narrative, and to the RWCJ an anecdote is every bit as good as a "fact".

here comes Fatty to back up Stinky.

 

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[koalabear]

With more back bencher bullshit.

Plus they are still 50 points shy of a measurable I.Q..

 

[Ishmael]

Coffee is such a commodity that it has its own futures market. But the only reason you can conceive of as to why its price changes is inflation.

So is flour (wheat), does that explain the rise in the prices of bread and twinkies? Or the diminishing size of each?

The dollar is the international reserve currency, so are these price increases a result of increased demand, or the erosion of the dollars purchasing power? Theoretically you could pick either one you wanted to make a case, but considering that the Fed is printing dollars a hell of a lot faster than international demand is rising you have a hard row to hoe to make the case for solely commodity demand driven markets.

Ishmael

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Newsflash, prices rise. Bread was a penny a loaf once upon a time.

The rate of inflation is 1.8 for June, 1.4 for May, 1.1 for April..
in 1999 Jun was 2, May was 2.1, and April 2.3

Historically completely normal inflation rates. Nothing to get your boxers in a bunch about.

Now if you want to see REAL inflation, look at 2008 right before the economy went to complete shit, as high as 5.6% in July.

So much for that.

 

[mercury14]

So is flour (wheat), does that explain the rise in the prices of bread and twinkies? Or the diminishing size of each?

The dollar is the international reserve currency, so are these price increases a result of increased demand, or the erosion of the dollars purchasing power? Theoretically you could pick either one you wanted to make a case, but considering that the Fed is printing dollars a hell of a lot faster than international demand is rising you have a hard row to hoe to make the case for solely commodity demand driven markets.

Ishmael

I didn't say solely, did I?

Stop blaming the fed for can of shit coffee changing its price. There are dozens upon dozens of reasons that the price of coffee changes and right now inflation barely even registers as one of them.

 

[koalabear]

Newsflash, prices rise. Bread was a penny a loaf once upon a time.

The rate of inflation is 1.8 for June, 1.4 for May, 1.1 for April..
in 1999 Jun was 2, May was 2.1, and April 2.3

Historically completely normal inflation rates. Nothing to get your boxers in a bunch about.

So much for that.

Look the MOTrollJanitor with nothing to add.

 

[koalabear]

I didn't say solely, did I?

Stop blaming the fed for can of shit coffee changing its price. There are dozens upon dozens of reasons that the price of coffee changes and right now inflation barely even registers as one of them.

Everything is up StinkyMORON, you stuck on coffee.

 

[mercury14]

Newsflash, prices rise. Bread was a penny a loaf once upon a time.

The rate of inflation is 1.8 for June, 1.4 for May, 1.1 for April..
in 1999 Jun was 2, May was 2.1, and April 2.3

Historically completely normal inflation rates. Nothing to get your boxers in a bunch about.

So much for that.

The facts don't affirm what they want to believe so they invent their own reality. Last year it was AJ yammering about the price of coriander in colorado and now today Folgers where its all at.

 

[RobDownSouth]

So is flour (wheat), does that explain the rise in the prices of bread and twinkies? Or the diminishing size of each?

The dollar is the international reserve currency, so are these price increases a result of increased demand, or the erosion of the dollars purchasing power? Theoretically you could pick either one you wanted to make a case, but considering that the Fed is printing dollars a hell of a lot faster than international demand is rising you have a hard row to hoe to make the case for solely commodity demand driven markets.

Ishmael

Oh look, now Ishmael is movin' the goalposts.

You see, pricing of commodity retail items is complex mixture of commodity prices, manufacturing costs and inflation.

Ishmael attempted to blame everything on inflation, and got slapped by Mercury for his ignorance.

Unable to admit error, Ishmael then attempted to redefine Mercury's argument (ONLY commodity prices influence overall prices) and then criticized Mercury for the argument that he (Ishmael) assigned to him, when of course Mercury said nothing of the sort.

Just another example of Ishmael's lack of intellectual integrity.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Oh look, now Ishmael is movin' the goalposts.

You see, pricing of commodity retail items is complex mixture of commodity prices, manufacturing costs and inflation.

Ishmael attempted to blame everything on inflation, and got slapped by Mercury for his ignorance.

Unable to admit error, Ishmael then attempted to redefine Mercury's argument (ONLY commodity prices influence overall prices) and then criticized Mercury for the argument that he (Ishmael) assigned to him, when of course Mercury said nothing of the sort.

Just another example of Ishmael's lack of intellectual integrity.

Not to mention that inflation has been at normal rates for nearly a year. If you want to see REAL inflation you have to roll back to 2008.. Which would likely be when that coffee took a big jump in price.

 

[koalabear]

Newsflash, prices rise. Bread was a penny a loaf once upon a time.

The rate of inflation is 1.8 for June, 1.4 for May, 1.1 for April..
in 1999 Jun was 2, May was 2.1, and April 2.3

Historically completely normal inflation rates. Nothing to get your boxers in a bunch about.

Now if you want to see REAL inflation, look at 2008 right before the economy went to complete shit, as high as 5.6% in July.

So much for that.

The facts don't affirm what they want to believe so they invent their own reality. Last year it was AJ yammering about the price of coriander in colorado and now today Folgers where its all at.

Oh look, now Ishmael is movin' the goalposts.

You see, pricing of commodity retail items is complex mixture of commodity prices, manufacturing costs and inflation.

Ishmael attempted to blame everything on inflation, and got slapped by Mercury for his ignorance.

Unable to admit error, Ishmael then attempted to redefine Mercury's argument (ONLY commodity prices influence overall prices) and then criticized Mercury for the argument that he (Ishmael) assigned to him, when of course Mercury said nothing of the sort.

Just another example of Ishmael's lack of intellectual integrity.

The trifecta of stupid.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Not to mention that inflation has been at normal rates for nearly a year. If you want to see REAL inflation you have to roll back to 2008.. Which would likely be when that coffee took a big jump in price.

Coffee had a big run-up in commodity price until May 1st, 2011.

Since then, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the market.

Take a look folks

 

[mercury14]

Not to mention that inflation has been at normal rates for nearly a year. If you want to see REAL inflation you have to roll back to 2008.. Which would likely be when that coffee took a big jump in price.

Coffee prices have been kicking us in the beans over the last few years but it's not because of inflation. I drink too much of it and I buy the good stuff where price changes occur more regularly. Had to switch to pretty-good Trader Joe's brands which are far cheaper.

There are reasons the commodity and shelf prices of coffee have changed, Ish just wants to dumbly blame government.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Coffee prices have been kicking us in the beans over the last few years but it's not because of inflation. I drink too much of it and I buy the good stuff where price changes occur more regularly. Had to switch to pretty-good Trader Joe's brands which are far cheaper.

There are reasons the commodity and shelf prices of coffee have changed, Ish just wants to dumbly blame government.

Yup, that's the bottom line.

BTW, try Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's new gourmet coffee line. Great stuff.

 

[mercury14]

Since then, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the market.

I was actually just reading an article about how despite coffee supply rebounding after two years of crap harvests everywhere not named Brazil, prices are receding in odd ways. Starbucks actually increased its prices despite a decline in the price of beans while a few other companies are holding current prices testing their margins.